April 2011 Babies

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104 fever :(

PancreaticlyChallanged wrote:

Leighton got shots yesterday and today she has a fever of 103.8 and diareah! I called the doc, 45 minutes later no one calls back so I drive down there and get a sign in sheet thrown at me. I push it across her desk and say i don't have an appointment, I called 45 minutes ago about my 5 month old who is running a fever of 104 and apparently it's faster for me to get her out and drive all the way across town during the lunch rush then for you to call me back. So then the nurse comes I to the lobby and says give her Tylenol every 4 hours she'll be fine.... I don't feel right about taking her home with this high of a fever especially w/o the dr seeing her..

@PancreaticlyChallanged I agree with pp! Or at least the urgent care. Geez, why must some people be so difficult? They tell you to call if baby has a temp higher than 101 after ****s, and when you do, they don't do crap?!?!? Geez!!! I hope lo feels better soon!!!

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PancreaticlyChallanged

You guys think I should just go? They told me to let her fight this for three days & it just doesn't feel right.

@PancreaticlyChallanged I'm having the same issue with my son however his temp is 101 I called the dr and they said if it gets over 102 then bring him in. So I say go to the er. Good luck hun

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tink3884

@PancreaticlyChallanged I would take her in. If it were 102 or lower than I would wait it out, but that high is to dangerous. Especially if it got any higher. My brothers baby had a stroke two months ago because her fever shot up from 101 to 104.6 within an hour and she had to stay overnight in the hospital. It's not worth the risk because it can change in a moments notice. What's her temperature with Tylenol?

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luckyducky423

@PancreaticlyChallanged That's terrible! I ended up firing Zoeys pedi yesterday because I asked her to do spaced shots and she wouldn't. She made me feel inferior and so I found a new dr for her to see :-) I would def take lo to urgent care... Sorry :(

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PancreaticlyChallanged

@tink3884 Tink weve been giving Tyleonol and this is what it is. I called 3 drs in town they all told me the same thing.. That 104 is normal 24 hrs after shots

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Battlestar

@PancreaticlyChallanged It is Not normal after shots for 104. Cool wet rag on forehead also. My Dr told me to opposite. Your LO is only 4 months old momma

Hey ladies we are down to 101. She's been laying naked on a blanket infront of a fan on low and a wet rag every now and then. If it continues to go down I'll keep doing Tylenol, if it goes up at all we're going to the ER. Thank y'all so much!

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PancreaticlyChallanged

I am almost 21 and have never had this high of a fever in my life... Leighton is 5 months & so I know this has to be awful for her. I can't believe all of these drs act like its no freaking big deal. Ugh.

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Battlestar

@PancreaticlyChallanged It's not when they are older. As an FYI the higher fevers tend to go down for a bit but slowly go back up. Don't be shocked if she starts to spike again in 2 hours. Hopefully not. And bring her in :)

@mcgeelisha 104f is 40c (for all us in the uk) and as a children's nurse that is not a normal reaction to shots. It's very very high. Children have seizures from a quick rise in temperature so keep doing what you are doing and hopefully it will stay down. If not ER or urgent care visit I think. Hope it stays down. Not sure if your bottle or breast feeding but offer lots of fluid as with a temp like that they can get dehydrated really quickly. Good luck

@PancreaticlyChallanged Not just any ER. if you have one in the area, take lo to a children's hospital. A regular ER doesn't have all the equipment in little people sizes, as I found out when I had to take mine in. And as all above said 104 isn't normal. That's approaching seizure territory.

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mom2hw

@mcgeelisha fevers after shots ARE normal......the ER is not going to do anything but give her Tylenol. Fevers make our lo feel awful but really aren't as dangerous as so many think. I would keep her undressed or in a onesie and give Tylenol every 4 hours. the meds might not break the fever completely but should bring it down a degree or two. also don't be alarmed if it starts to rise again before its time to give more.....of course a rectal temp of 105 is when I would take my child to ER (unless there were other symptoms, like being lethargic, not eating or something like that).

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ryry2208

@PancreaticlyChallanged If her fever gets back up to 104 take her to the ER. When my daughter was 2 1/2, she had a fever of 104 and her pediatrician told me to take her to the ER and she wanted my daughter admitted into the hospital.

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